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Morris’s broken teeth lie like pearls in the cracks of the cobbled street. “Should we pick those up and return them to him?” I ask. “Maybe put them on a string he can wear around his neck?”
I’ve forgotten how funny Kalynn is. Lol
“First find out what you are capable of, then decide who you are.”
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“White Americans desire to be free of a past they do not want to remember, while Black Americans remain bound to a past they can never forget.”
― The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
― The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
“A GRUDGE IS A HEAVY THING TO CARRY.”
― It's Not All Downhill From Here
― It's Not All Downhill From Here
Jaleesa |’s 2025 Year in Books
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